Word Origin & History

Gaia "Earth as a goddess," from Gk. Gaia, personification of gaia "earth," a collateral form of ge (Dorian ga) "earth," of unknown origin. The Roman equivalent goddess of the earth was Tellus (see tellurian), sometimes used in Eng. poetically or rhetorically for "Earth personified" or "the Earth as a planet."

Example Sentences for gaia

Gaia or Ge (the earth) had temples and altars in almost all the cities of Greece.

Gaia, or Earth, also bore the mountains, and Pontus or the barren Sea.